Bonnie Arzuaga, MD

Attending Neonatologist, South Shore Hospital Department of Pediatrics​; Director of Neonatal Outreach for Cape Cod Hospital, Division of Newborn Medicine; Associate Physician of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Pediatrics, Part-Time, Harvard Medical School
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Bonnie Hope Arzuaga, MD

Bonnie Arzuaga, MD

Attending Neonatologist, South Shore Hospital Department of Pediatrics​; Director of Neonatal Outreach for Cape Cod Hospital, Division of Newborn Medicine; Associate Physician of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital
Instructor of Pediatrics, Part-Time, Harvard Medical School
Education
Undergraduate School
Cornell University
2003
Ithaca
NY
Medical School
St. George's University School of Medicine
2008
Grenada
West Indies
Internship
Pediatrics
Atlantic Health System
2009
Morristown
NJ
Residency
Pediatrics
Atlantic Health System
2011
Morristown
NJ
Fellowship
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
University of Chicago
2014
Chicago
IL
Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics (General)
American Board of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)
Professional History

Dr. Bonnie Arzuaga is an Attending Neonatologist and an Associate Physician of Pediatrics in the Division of Newborn Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also an Instructor of Pediatrics, part-time at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Arzuaga is a graduate of Cornell University and received her medical degree from St George's University School of Medicine. She completed her training in pediatrics at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown NH and her neonatology training in the University of Chicago Medicine program where she concurrently completed a fellowship in Clinical Medical Ethics. Dr. Arzuaga serves as the Director of Neonatal Outreach for Cape Cod Hospital. Dr. Arzuaga's scholarly activities focus broadly on neonatal ethics, counseling and the ethics of medical decision making.

Approach to Care
I believe in a holistic approach to medical care, taking into account all aspects of a patient's and family's condition as well as external factors that may be contributing to illness.

Publications

Feasibility and safety of surfactant administration via laryngeal mask airway as first-line therapy for a select newborn population: results of a standardized clinical protocol. View Abstract
Advice to Clinicians From Expectant Parents at Extreme Prematurity: A Multimethod Study. View Abstract
Implementing modified family integrated care in a U.S. neonatal intensive care unit: nursing perspectives and effects on parents. View Abstract
A Qualitative Study of Parental Perspectives on Prenatal Counseling at Extreme Prematurity. View Abstract
Use of an internet camera system in the neonatal intensive care unit: parental and nursing perspectives and its effects on stress. View Abstract
Suffering Children and Handcuffed Doctors: US Immigration Policy and a Call for Advocacy. View Abstract
Deliveries at extreme prematurity: outcomes, approaches, institutional variation, and uncertainty. View Abstract
The therapeutic space and doctor-parent relationship in paediatrics: trainees' experiences and perspectives. View Abstract
Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders in the Neonatal ICU: Experiences and Beliefs Among Staff. View Abstract
Concern for mortality in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): parent and physician perspectives. View Abstract
Beyond the avoidance of waste: the ethical imperative to focus on value in the NICU. View Abstract
"Development of a Clinical Ethics Committee De Novo at a Small Community Hospital by Addressing Needs and Potential Barriers. View Abstract
Practices and education surrounding anticipated periviable deliveries among neonatal-perinatal medicine and maternal-fetal medicine fellowship programs. View Abstract
Attitudes towards the resuscitation of periviable infants: a national survey of American Muslim physicians. View Abstract
Clinical challenges in parental expression of hope and miracles. View Abstract
Paediatric trainees and end-of-life care: a needs assessment for a formal educational intervention. View Abstract
National variability in neonatal resuscitation practices at the limit of viability. View Abstract
Utilization of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in congenital hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by maternal diabetes. View Abstract
Limits of human viability in the United States: a medicolegal review. View Abstract
Antenatal calcium channel blocker exposure and subsequent patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low-birth-weight infants. View Abstract